MAKING FAMILY JUSTICE CLEARER
LEGAL BLOGGING & OPEN REPORTING
Latest posts
Care proceedings and chronic neglect
Six children, aged between two and twelve, were removed from their parents’ care because they had suffered chronic neglect and emotional harm, after court proceedings that had lasted 28 weeks and local authority involvement for 12 years. I've written about two earlier...
Government announces outcome of the review into the family court presumption of involvement of both parents in a child’s life
We’ve sent in a series of requests under the Freedom of Information Act about the review of the presumption of parental involvement since the ‘urgent’ review was announced by the government in 2020. We have been asking about the continued delay in publishing the...
New research shows domestic abuse issues ‘fall by the wayside’ in making decisions about children
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales (DAC) this week published a report, Everyday Business: Addressing domestic abuse and continuing harm through a family court review and reporting mechanism by Mandy Burton and Rosemary Hunter, Loughborough...
Consultation on allocation and gatekeeping in family courts
This topic was recently covered in a consultation issued by judges that updates guidance to courts on what level of judge or magistrate should sit on a case and generally how applications received will be efficiently administered. The guidance says that it applies to...
An order for ‘no contact’ at West London Family Court
Earlier this month, I attended a private law hearing held at West London Family Court before His Honour Judge O’Donovan. The judge made a transparency order at the beginning of the hearing. There are some unusual aspects to this case, including a section 91(14) order...
Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup: August-Sept 2025
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news. MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW, TRANSPARENCY etc The Financial Times posed the...
Get our posts in your inbox
If you would like to be automatically notified of new posts on this site through our weekly email, and sent information from time to time about the work of The Transparency Project or our events, please join our mailing list.
The Group
The people behind this site.
We’re transparent, you know!